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Kanji Detail for 上 - "above, to rise, earlier"

上

  • Meaning

    上 means "above, to rise, earlier."

    1. To rise - To go up; to ascend; to move from low to high.

    2. Above - Higher in position, status, value, or age; superior.

    3. Earlier - The earlier part in time, order, or sequence.

    4. To offer - To present; to dedicate; to submit.

    5. To go up - To proceed toward the center.

    6. Landlady - A man's wife; the female master of a house.

  • Words using 上

    • 上昇 じょうしょう Listen rising; ascending; climbing
    • 史上 しじょう Listen in history; ever; historical
    • 事実上 じじつじょう Listen as a matter of fact; actually; effectively
    • 上がったり あがったり Listen doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
    • 上位 じょうい Listen superior (in rank); top; ranking
    • 上院 じょういん Listen upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
    • 向上 こうじょう Listen elevation; rise; improvement
    • 地上 ちじょう Listen above ground; on the ground; earth's surface

  • Four-character idioms with 上

    • 至上命令 しじょうめいれい Listen unconditional command; must-obey order
    • 一上一下 いちじょういちげ Listen going up and down
    • 一筆啓上 いっぴつけいじょう Listen this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
    • 上意下達 じょういかたつ Listen conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
    • 下学上達 かがくじょうたつ Listen beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
    • 下意上達 かいじょうたつ Listen conveyance of the views of those below to those at the top

  • Tattoo check: 上

    • Verified meaning: above, to rise, earlier
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うえ, うえさき, うえざき, うえたか)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 上

    Surnames 上(うえ)Listen 上(うえさき)Listen 上(うえざき)Listen 上(うえたか)Listen 上(うえつる)Listen 上(うえやぎ)Listen 上(うえやなぎ)Listen 上(かど)Listen 上(かみ)Listen 上(かみやなぎ)Listen 上(こう)Listen 上(こうざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    above; up

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    top; superior, highest; go up, send up

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of 下 (below). When distinguishing position, order, or quality between two things or two ends of something, this word is used. Such as upper part/lower part, volume one/volume two, upper class/lower class. | In ancient times, the monarch was called 上. The Records of the Grand Historian has "Basic Annals of the Current Emperor." Sima Qian was a person of Emperor Wu's time, so he called Emperor Wu "the current emperor." | Those of lower status all address superiors as 上. | To ascend. To go upward from below. | To present; to submit. To offer something to superiors. Such as 上書 (submit a memorial), 上表 (present a petition). | Character pronunciation is divided into four tones: level, rising, departing, and entering. The rising tone is pronounced high and forcefully.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

    shan(シャン) シャン

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    a.gari(あ-がり) あ-がり

    a.garu(あ-がる) あ-がる

    a.geru(あ-げる) あ-げる

    kami(かみ) かみ

    nobo.ru(のぼ-る) のぼ-る

    nobo.seru(のぼ-せる) のぼ-せる

    nobo.su(のぼ-す) のぼ-す

    nobori(のぼり) のぼり

    tatematsu.ru(たてまつ-る) たてまつ-る

    ue(うえ) うえ

    uwa(うわ) うわ

  • Strokes

    tip

    3 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    一 (ichi)

  • Related Keywords

    to rise above earlier ascend before going up high position landlady offer top advance apex climb elevate exceed grow heaven height lift on over peak summit surpass transcend upper

Sentences including 上

  • I don't want to lead a dog's life any more.

  • Do you think it will work?

  • We won't take up the problem.

  • She will cope with all the work.

  • He stood up to go inside.

  • All of the students stood up together.

  • Don't live off your sister any more.

  • I can't take any more work.

  • She decided on the red coat.

  • She boasts that she can swim well.

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